A legal application by the Halifax Courier has led to the identity of two teenage hooligans being revealed in print. The paper was keen to report on a pair of youngsters, aged 14 and 15, who were both given anti-social
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Say "No" to extra charges
The Halifax Courier is leading a campaign for locals to say “no” to extra parking charges. A new parking plan for Calderdale will bring higher charges and put an end to free parking. The paper raged: “Motorists in Calderdale don’t
Courier appeal nears target
An appeal to equip a Yorkshire cancer care unit is just £25,000 away from its £800,000 target. The Halifax Courier has been co-ordinating the appeal, which will help day care cancer patients to get treatment locally instead of having to
Courier closing in on target
A Halifax hospital is moving closer to equipping its new cancer unit – thanks to an Evening Courier appeal. The Macmillan cancer unit appeal is now only £75,000 short of its £800,000 target, which will enable the newly-opened Calderdale Royal
Toilet decision goes downthe pan
A newspaper’s call to re-open public toilets in Calderdale has won support from the local council – which had reversed its decision to slash the facilities. The Halifax Courier campaign was backed from the National Trust, walkers and local traders.
Paper's fury at merger decision
The Halifax Courier has blasted the chief executive of the Halifax on the announcement of a £28m merger with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The merger means the Halifax HQ will now relocate to Edinburgh with the expected loss of
Johnston performing 'better than expected'
The circulations of weekly newspapers owned by Johnston Press have continued to rise over the past six months, according to the publisher. The increase is in keeping with the trend of the past seven years, and there were also marked
Johnston Press signals intent as revenue and profits rise
Johnston Press has announced its results for the year, and signalled its intention to expand. The regional press publisher, which owns 241 local newspapers and runs 160 community websites, recorded a 15 per cent increase in turnover, which rose to
Johnston profits up 51 per cent
Johnston Press made pre-tax profits of £66.7m in the first half of this year, and says it has made a “satisfactory” start to the second half. In its interim results for the six months to June 30, the regional newspaper
Johnston presses ahead
Johnston Press is reporting that trading for the first five months of the year has been “encouraging” and ahead of the board’s expectations. Its latest trading update reveals like-for-like advertising revenues grew by two per cent in the first five
Nominees revealed for North West Newspaper Awards
Journalists from Liverpool, Blackburn, Oldham and Manchester in with a shout for glory
News staff celebrate as prizes are handed out
Newspaper staff around the country have been celebrating after scooping awards at Johnston Press’s annual awards. The winners were announced during the group’s annual editorial and newspaper sales conference held in London where the awards were presented by chairman Roger